Chelsea fans REBUKE Jose Mourinho after quiet atmosphere jibe

NOT SINGING ANYMORE: Jose Mourinho criticised Chelsea fans for the lack of noise at Stamford Bridge in the game against QPR [AFP/GETTY]

Mourinho had a major dig at Blues supporters following a 2-1 home win over QPR on Saturday.

The Special One complained about a lack of noise inside the stadium and reckons things have got worse since his first reign in west London.

But Tim Rolls of the Chelsea Supporters Trust said: "The manager's criticisms were slightly ill-advised because the fans pay good money to watch highly paid footballers.

"Maybe the team hadn't played particularly well and he was seeking to deflect attention.

"But the reality is that, while I'd rather the ground was like a bear-pit, that's not what the Premier League is like these days with the changed demographic of spectators coming to games, not least because there are an ever increasing number of tourists in the ground.

“I don't think criticising the fans when the team is top of the league helps”

Tim Rolls

"Mourinho will have have alienated some people. Others will have agreed with him.

"No one will hold it against him long-term - he's there to win games, and that's what he's doing - but I don't think criticising the fans when the team is top of the league helps."